Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 323 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Des Moines, IA	$65,560	240
Minneapolis, MN-WI	$60,480	620
Southeast Iowa	$59,920	270
Ames, IA	$59,540	70
Central New Hampshire	$58,960	30
Upper Peninsula of Michigan	$58,590	40

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AK

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Alaska	$40,060	50
Alaska	$39,350	60

AL

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Southwest Alabama	$43,730	70
Northeast Alabama	$43,720	110
Huntsville, AL	$40,050	50
Birmingham, AL	$39,330	70
Northwest Alabama	$39,310	60
Alabama	$37,450	590
Southeast Alabama	$37,350	40
Daphne, AL	$36,910	30
Montgomery, AL	$35,590	30

AR

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
North Arkansas	$51,550	100
Jonesboro, AR	$50,150	40
Little Rock, AR	$46,820	130
Arkansas	$45,830	890
Fayetteville, AR	$45,670	100
South Arkansas	$45,250	100
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$42,680	260
West Arkansas	$39,690	40

AZ

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Arizona	$45,320	710
Phoenix, AZ	$45,320	530
Tucson, AZ	$40,700	110

CA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
San Francisco, CA	$52,770	250
Modesto, CA	$50,040	150
San Jose, CA	$49,580	100
Vallejo, CA	$46,040	40
Sacramento, CA	$45,790	110
Salinas, CA	$45,700	100
San Diego, CA	$44,690	220
Oxnard, CA	$44,480	90
California	$44,230	3,830
Fresno, CA	$43,580	180
Stockton, CA	$43,360	130
Bakersfield, CA	$43,310	40
Los Angeles, CA	$42,530	1,710
Visalia, CA	$41,020	60
Riverside, CA	$39,660	350
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California	$33,690	60

CO

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Denver, CO	$51,500	390
Colorado	$51,140	630
Colorado Springs, CO	$49,750	70
Fort Collins, CO	$48,310	30
Greeley, CO	$48,210	40
Boulder, CO	$44,650	50

CT

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
New Haven, CT	$44,830	90
Bridgeport, CT	$44,590	90
Connecticut	$41,950	520
Hartford, CT	$41,820	130
Connecticut	$38,680	70
Waterbury, CT	$38,590	90

DC

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV	$46,800	230

FL

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Naples, FL	$48,230	30
Lakeland, FL	$44,860	150
Miami, FL	$43,630	340
North Port, FL	$43,010	60
Florida	$41,870	1,830
Orlando, FL	$40,140	260
Jacksonville, FL	$40,010	160
Tampa, FL	$38,990	270
Cape Coral, FL	$38,810	70
Deltona, FL	$38,590	30
Ocala, FL	$37,500	40
Pensacola, FL	$33,360	40

GA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Atlanta, GA	$44,670	760
Augusta, GA-SC	$41,410	40
Savannah, GA	$39,750	40
Georgia	$39,730	1,640
North Georgia	$37,410	290
South Georgia	$36,660	90
Macon, GA	$36,530	60
Middle Georgia	$34,660	60
Dalton, GA	$31,010	110

IA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Des Moines, IA	$65,560	240
Southeast Iowa	$59,920	270
Ames, IA	$59,540	70
Northwest Iowa	$56,730	40
Iowa	$52,310	880
Davenport, IA-IL	$47,070	60
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$46,820	90
Southwest Iowa	$44,660	100
Iowa City, IA	$37,000	40

ID

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Boise City, ID	$47,280	40
Idaho	$47,280	100

IL

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Chicago, IL-IN	$55,550	1,070
Illinois	$52,360	1,390
East Central Illinois	$49,840	30
West Central Illinois	$48,010	50
Rockford, IL	$47,030	30

IN

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Terre Haute, IN	$53,180	90
South Bend, IN-MI	$51,660	70
Elkhart, IN	$47,140	330
Indianapolis, IN	$46,020	510
Indiana	$45,540	2,270
Bloomington, IN	$45,110	50
Fort Wayne, IN	$45,050	170
Central Indiana	$44,790	390
Northern Indiana	$44,670	250
Southern Indiana	$41,370	110
Evansville, IN	$36,640	40

KS

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Topeka, KS	$53,400	50
Wichita, KS	$47,010	60
Kansas	$46,620	960
Kansas	$46,620	620

KY

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
South Central Kentucky	$51,190	160
Elizabethtown, KY	$46,240	90
Kentucky	$46,210	1,020
Lexington, KY	$45,990	140
Central Kentucky	$45,950	60
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$45,220	310
West Kentucky	$41,970	40

LA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Baton Rouge, LA	$58,090	30
Louisiana	$40,060	90

MA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Worcester, MA	$48,950	150
Springfield, MA	$47,840	40
Massachusetts	$41,570	810
Boston, MA-NH	$37,430	440

MD

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Maryland	$43,690	360
Hagerstown, MD-WV	$43,370	40
Baltimore, MD	$43,290	210

ME

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Lewiston, ME	$56,070	100
Maine	$49,000	230
Southwest Maine	$47,640	30
Northeast Maine	$44,590	70
Portland, ME	$37,470	30

MI

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Upper Peninsula of Michigan	$58,590	40
Mid Michigan	$48,880	90
Southern Michigan	$47,740	70
Grand Rapids, MI	$44,620	140
Detroit, MI	$44,310	200
Michigan	$44,310	820
Ann Arbor, MI	$40,780	40
Lansing, MI	$40,300	30

MN

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Minneapolis, MN-WI	$60,480	620
St. Cloud, MN	$58,450	140
Northwest Minnesota	$58,390	70
Minnesota	$56,430	1,330
Southeast Minnesota	$52,680	190

MO

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Joplin, MO-KS	$54,910	110
North Missouri	$53,920	110
Springfield, MO	$51,050	70
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$50,930	60
St. Louis, MO-IL	$50,640	450
Missouri	$50,270	1,210
Kansas City, MO-KS	$49,620	290
Jefferson City, MO	$46,340	70
Central Missouri	$38,860	40
Southeast Missouri	$36,660	30

MS

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Jackson, MS	$52,390	60
Mississippi	$47,790	510
Upper East Mississippi	$41,100	230
Gulfport, MS	$39,580	40

MT

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Bozeman, MT	$47,930	30
Montana	$45,910	140
West Montana	$40,440	30

NC

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Wilmington, NC	$54,190	100
Central North Carolina	$47,220	150
Charlotte, NC-SC	$43,680	820
Hickory, NC	$43,420	610
Raleigh, NC	$43,190	170
North Carolina	$43,140	2,950
Western North Carolina	$42,760	220
Asheville, NC	$42,680	80
Winston, NC	$41,040	210
Durham, NC	$39,940	110
Burlington, NC	$39,930	30
Greensboro, NC	$39,610	290
Eastern North Carolina	$38,280	90
Rocky Mount, NC	$37,440	30

ND

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Fargo, ND-MN	$47,050	50
North Dakota	$47,050	60

NE

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Northeast Nebraska	$53,350	60
South Nebraska	$49,110	80
Nebraska	$46,820	410
Omaha, NE-IA	$44,930	220
Lincoln, NE	$36,910	30

NH

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Central New Hampshire	$58,960	30
New Hampshire	$52,270	110
Manchester, NH	$51,810	30

NJ

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Vineland, NJ	$47,100	40
New Jersey	$45,990	1,000
Trenton, NJ	$45,920	40

NM

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Albuquerque, NM	$39,470	70
New Mexico	$32,270	230

NV

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Reno, NV	$49,400	150
Nevada	$48,000	280
Las Vegas, NV	$47,790	—

NY

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Kiryas Joel, NY	$52,870	60
Binghamton, NY	$49,360	40
Rochester, NY	$49,220	320
Buffalo, NY	$48,760	420
Albany, NY	$47,940	120
Syracuse, NY	$47,560	90
Southwest New York	$46,990	70
Capital/Northern New York	$46,850	180
New York	$46,850	2,160
New York, NY-NJ	$45,300	1,470
Glens Falls, NY	$42,130	50
Central East New York	$41,030	40

OH

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Cleveland, OH	$51,040	950
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$46,390	750
Ohio	$45,280	3,670
Canton, OH	$44,990	90
Columbus, OH	$44,900	500
Sandusky, OH	$44,130	40
Mansfield, OH	$43,910	30
West Northwestern Ohio	$43,440	220
Toledo, OH	$42,460	210
Akron, OH	$42,230	150
Dayton, OH	$40,390	290
Eastern Ohio	$39,740	90
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$39,040	310
Youngstown, OH	$38,140	80
Southern Ohio	$38,030	60

OK

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Tulsa, OK	$37,630	260
Oklahoma City, OK	$36,500	150
Oklahoma	$36,150	720
Southeast Oklahoma	$32,790	120

OR

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Eastern Oregon	$58,000	80
Bend, OR	$52,830	30
Salem, OR	$52,330	50
Portland, OR-WA	$52,000	430
Eugene, OR	$50,310	40
Medford, OR	$49,540	30
Oregon	$48,860	900

PA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Allentown, PA-NJ	$55,950	130
Gettysburg, PA	$52,440	120
Lancaster, PA	$50,950	90
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$49,570	520
York, PA	$48,730	150
Altoona, PA	$48,350	40
Pennsylvania	$47,580	1,720
Northwestern Pennsylvania	$47,540	80
Pittsburgh, PA	$46,270	180
Harrisburg, PA	$46,150	70
Scranton, PA	$45,810	130
Central Pennsylvania	$43,720	70
Northeastern Pennsylvania	$40,190	80
Reading, PA	$39,120	70
Southwestern Pennsylvania	$37,130	40

PR

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
San Juan, PR	$21,860	30

RI

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Providence, RI-MA	$40,230	420
Rhode Island	$40,230	270

SC

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Northeastern South Carolina	$50,780	70
Charleston, SC	$49,040	40
Greenville, SC	$48,750	210
Florence, SC	$48,360	50
South Carolina	$46,450	1,030
Columbia, SC	$46,260	140
Spartanburg, SC	$45,970	100
Northwestern South Carolina	$45,540	50

SD

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$44,980	120
East South Dakota	$44,870	330
South Dakota	$43,570	440

TN

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$52,470	220
Jackson, TN	$46,390	80
South Central Tennessee	$44,820	170
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$44,650	80
West Tennessee	$43,930	70
Nashville, TN	$43,720	200
Tennessee	$43,720	970
East Tennessee	$43,700	70
Kingsport, TN-VA	$37,580	40
Knoxville, TN	$37,490	80
North Central Tennessee	$36,300	40

TX

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
McAllen, TX	$46,220	30
Killeen, TX	$44,640	30
Hill Country Region of Texas	$44,110	120
Dallas, TX	$43,230	1,310
Northwestern Region of Texas	$42,920	160
Amarillo, TX	$42,040	130
Austin, TX	$41,060	160
Coastal Plains Region of Texas	$40,620	70
Texas	$40,620	3,200
San Antonio, TX	$39,250	130
Houston, TX	$37,420	530
North Region of Texas	$36,240	110
San Angelo, TX	$35,810	30
Tyler, TX	$35,370	30
El Paso, TX	$35,340	60

UT

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah	$48,830	80
High Desert Utah	$45,810	40
Salt Lake City, UT	$45,560	220
Utah	$44,830	620
Logan, UT-ID	$43,740	50
Ogden, UT	$42,410	90
Provo, UT	$37,450	120

VA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Richmond, VA	$50,070	240
Lynchburg, VA	$48,050	30
Roanoke, VA	$46,950	50
Virginia Beach, VA-NC	$46,470	90
Virginia	$44,080	980
Northwest Virginia	$41,730	60
Southside Virginia	$38,700	80
Northern West Virginia	$38,210	40
Southwest Virginia	$38,030	150
West Virginia	$37,440	160

VT

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Northern Vermont	$43,830	70
Vermont	$43,720	220
Southern Vermont	$41,330	130

WA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Longview, WA	$56,650	40
Seattle, WA	$51,220	390
Yakima, WA	$49,450	70
Spokane, WA	$49,160	40
Washington	$48,270	980
Kennewick, WA	$48,100	80
Western Washington	$47,090	30
Olympia, WA	$46,590	40
Eastern Washington	$45,730	90
Walla Walla, WA	$44,670	70

WI

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Northeastern Wisconsin	$56,510	160
La Crosse, WI-MN	$52,570	50
Green Bay, WI	$51,700	170
Oshkosh, WI	$50,830	160
South Central Wisconsin	$50,750	180
Wisconsin	$50,750	1,620
Fond du Lac, WI	$49,970	50
Racine, WI	$49,530	40
Wausau, WI	$49,280	80
Milwaukee, WI	$49,030	320
Sheboygan, WI	$48,120	60
Appleton, WI	$47,640	80
Madison, WI	$47,420	50
Western Wisconsin	$46,010	80